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Cats have tougher lives than dogs in Toronto: analysishttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/31/cats-have-tougher-lives-than-dogs-in-toronto-analysis.html
671d1f36-2e04-43c2-95e4-17b78874269cFri, 31 Jul 2015 22:17:42 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/31/cats-have-tougher-lives-than-dogs-in-toronto-analysis/tbhumane06.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>More cats are given up by owners than dogs, despite Toronto having fewer licensed felines than hounds.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterCats are more likely than dogs to be given up by their owners, a Star analysis suggests.
Tony BockToronto Star file photoU of T lab bane of Italian spyware firm: leaked files http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/30/u-of-t-lab-bane-of-italian-spyware-firm-leaked-files.html
fa576c36-d9e8-4a66-9629-f37ff4084d5dThu, 30 Jul 2015 20:21:23 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/30/u-of-t-lab-bane-of-italian-spyware-firm-leaked-files/ron-deibert.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The Italian spyware firm Hacking Team had been the subject of numerous reports by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterRon Deibert heads University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, which has published numerous reports on the Italian spyware firm Hacking Team.University of TorontoFinding joy in smashing computers to bits (and bytes) http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/24/finding-joy-in-smashing-computers-to-bits-and-bytes.html
abc08c90-194f-4702-846b-55ea5b06aac1Fri, 24 Jul 2015 18:08:29 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/24/finding-joy-in-smashing-computers-to-bits-and-bytes/possible-gt1-photo.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>A Toronto workshop lets people clear their heads at the expense of old computer equipment.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterNicholas Jones celebrates his smashing performance at the Screen Smash workshop in Toronto.GIOVANNI CAPRIOTTIFOR THE TORONTO STARRob Corbett surveys the damage with his class at the Screen Smash workshop in Toronto.GIOVANNI CAPRIOTTIFOR THE TORONTO STARBurlington man waits for court as he passes 1 year in Indonesian custodyhttp://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2015/07/19/burlington-man-waits-for-court-as-he-passes-1-year-in-indonesian-custody.html
9b4730d8-23c3-4254-bb1f-ea790ed29a2aSun, 19 Jul 2015 21:08:37 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/19/burlington-man-waits-for-court-as-he-passes-1-year-in-indonesian-custody/4d1a70ea900840c5ad1525e1695f77ec-4d1a70ea900840c5ad1525e1695f77e.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>As Neil Bantleman marks one year in Indonesian custody, he awaits a court decision that could potentially set him free.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterNeil Bantleman of Burlington has spent one year in Indonesian custody on child sex abuse charges.Tatan SyuflanaAPWhy do downtown councillors get all the online attention?http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/07/17/why-do-downtown-councillors-get-all-the-online-attention.html
35806d65-f67f-4d3f-89e9-0d30292b2ab9Fri, 17 Jul 2015 22:19:54 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/city_hall/2015/07/17/why-do-downtown-councillors-get-all-the-online-attention/rob-ford.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>A Star analysis found the further away a ward is from downtown, the less likely its councillor’s city profile page gets viewed.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterKristyn Wong-Tam of Ward 27 (Toronto Centre-Rosedale) received the most monthly views on average. She says being the only LGBTQ-identified member and one of the few Chinese voices on council has prompted Torontonians to reach out to her even though they're not in her ward.
Steve RussellToronto StarRob Ford of Ward 2 (Etobicoke North) receives more than 1,000 views a month. The former mayor said the views he gets are a result of his simply being “old-fashioned” in connecting with residents.
Steve RussellToronto StarThe best of the Pan Am Games athletes' uniforms http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/10/the-best-of-the-pan-am-games-athletes-uniforms.html
2df51dfc-824b-4eb7-8fcd-b5a8ec63db18Fri, 10 Jul 2015 07:00:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/panamgames/2015/07/10/the-best-of-the-pan-am-games-athletes-uniforms/rlpan-am-opening-brazil.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>We critique the Pan Am uniforms and bring you some of the most interestingly dressed athletes' contingents from the opening ceremony.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterThe Brazilian flag bearer. The Opening Ceremonies of the Pan Am Games were held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 10, 2015.Richard LautensToronto StarCanadian canoeist Mark Oldershaw is Canada's flag bearer and marches in with the Canadian athletes. The Opening Ceremonies of the Pan Am Games were held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 10, 2015.Richard LautensToronto StarDelegates from Grenada. The Opening Ceremonies of the Pan Am Games were held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 10, 2015.Richard LautensToronto StarDelegates from Guyana. The Opening Ceremonies of the Pan Am Games were held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 10, 2015.Richard LautensToronto StarMiguel Angel Rodriguez carries the national flag of Colombia during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2015.Julio CortezAPMarcelo Acosta carries the national flag of El Salvador during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2015.Felipe DanaAPKim Rhode carries the national flag of the United States during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games Friday, July 10, 2015, in Toronto.Julio CortezAPMarvin Blanco carries the national flag of Venezuela during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2015.Felipe DanaAPDelegates from Antigua and Barbuda. The Opening Ceremonies of the Pan Am Games were held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Friday July 10, 2015.Richard LautensToronto StarPuerto Rico's Luis Rivera carries his nation's flag during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2015.Julio CortezAPBermuda's Julian Fletcher carries his nation's flag during the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games Friday, July 10, 2015, in Toronto.Felipe DanaAPThe strange tale of a Canadian hockey trophy, stolen in Seoulhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/08/the-strange-tale-of-a-canadian-hockey-trophy-stolen-in-seoul.html
1026809d-3fad-4d6d-9c38-b96c657da735Wed, 8 Jul 2015 00:01:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/08/the-strange-tale-of-a-canadian-hockey-trophy-stolen-in-seoul/trophy.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The trophy for the Imjin River Memorial Cup in Korea disappeared in Seoul; a U.S. soldier now faces possible theft charges.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterSgt. Marc Bellemare and Prime Minister Stephen Harper hold the Imjin Memorial Cup in 2012; the cup was allegedly stolen by American soldiers in April.Prime Minister's OfficeArbitrator rules in U of T’s favourhttp://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/07/06/arbitrator-rules-in-u-of-ts-favor.html
42355efb-a41c-486f-8b90-0dd153d01ba1Mon, 6 Jul 2015 22:05:45 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/yourtoronto/education/2015/07/06/arbitrator-rules-in-u-of-ts-favor/teaching-assistants.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The long-standing labour dispute between University of Toronto and its teaching assistants concluded Monday.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterTeaching assistants stand on the picket line at the University of Toronto in March.COLIN MCCONNELLTORONTO STAREmpty bargaining table threatens coming school yearhttp://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/07/06/empty-bargaining-table-threatens-coming-school-year.html
f4e0da95-233f-4dd0-9607-5c9cc6aa2d87Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:08:36 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/yourtoronto/education/2015/07/06/empty-bargaining-table-threatens-coming-school-year/queens-park-teacher-rally.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>There are still no dates set for labour talks between the Ontario government and two teachers’ unions.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterMore labour unrest - like this rally by high school teachers at Queen's Park in May - are looking more and more likely this fall, with no summer talks scheduled.VINCE TALOTTATORONTO STARToronto transgender woman represents Canada in dodgeball http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/05/toronto-transgender-woman-represents-canada-in-dodgeball.html
546226ed-1e31-47a0-b51f-3b14811dfa18Sun, 5 Jul 2015 18:08:39 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/05/toronto-transgender-woman-represents-canada-in-dodgeball/savannah-burton.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Savannah Burton is currently the only known transgender athlete representing Canada on the international level.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterSavannah Burton is a transgender player on Canada's women's dodgeball team that will compete this year in Las Vegas at the world championships.Steve RussellToronto StarTwo women kicked off plane at Pearson after refusal to muzzle guide dogshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/03/two-women-kicked-off-plane-at-pearson-after-refusal-to-muzzle-guide-dogs.html
ab26e4e3-2f2d-4e88-8972-cdb1ddb8c84bFri, 3 Jul 2015 16:25:37 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/03/two-women-kicked-off-plane-at-pearson-after-refusal-to-muzzle-guide-dogs/dogs.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Two blind Toronto women were booted from a flight to Europe on Canada Day after they refused to muzzle their guide dogs.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterAmal Haddad and Nayla Farrah were kicked off their flight after they refused to muzzle their guide dogs, Nina and E.V.Ethan LouToronto StarCanadians revel, politicians give nod to elections on Canada Dayhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/07/01/canadians-revel-politicians-give-nod-to-elections-on-canada-day.html
4ef7e7ac-f00e-4767-8d14-4ba7ecf24d61Wed, 1 Jul 2015 21:37:17 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/07/01/canadians-revel-politicians-give-nod-to-elections-on-canada-day/scarborough-parade.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>In Ottawa, it was a Canada that landed smack in the buildup to this year’s election campaign.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterMarchers in the parade work their way south along Brimley Ave. The Scarborough Canada Day parade wound its way south along Brimley from Scarborough Civic Centre to Lawrence Ave.Rick MadonikToronto StarA Chinese dragon gives parade watchers a bit of a fright as it winds its way along Brimley Ave.Rick MadonikToronto StarMichelle Gifford rode her electric wheelchair for more than 2.6 kilometres to get to Mel Lastman Square for Canada Day celebrations.Ethan LouToronto StarMother of jailed teacher in Indonesia chides Stephen Harperhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/26/mother-of-jailed-teacher-in-indonesia-chides-stephen-harper.html
b0891321-9d9f-41f2-a7e2-ae786004e4f6Fri, 26 Jun 2015 22:23:47 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/06/26/mother-of-jailed-teacher-in-indonesia-chides-stephen-harper/corrine.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Corrine Bantleman, in an open letter, is demanding answers from Ottawa over its muted response to the prosecution of Burlington native Neil Bantleman.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterCorinne Bantleman has written a strongly worded letter to the prime minister, demanding answers for the government's failure to act strongly on behalf of her son, Neil Bantleman, who is imprisoned in Indonesia.Guy BantlemanA Toronto man is defying ISIS, using neo-Assyrian tabletshttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/25/using-neo-assyrian-tablets-a-toronto-man-is-defying-isis.html
69835974-8024-49d2-b163-3cf88acc3b9fThu, 25 Jun 2015 20:31:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/06/25/using-neo-assyrian-tablets-a-toronto-man-is-defying-isis/grant-frame.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Toronto professor working in the U.S. is decoding neo-Assyrian inscriptions, ensuring their tales live on as ISIS sacks the ancient sites.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterGrant Frame heads a team at the University of Pennsylvania translating 2,600-year-old inscriptions from Assyria, a region now controlled mostly by the Islamic State group. Since the militants are "trying to wipe out the ancient history of the Assyrians ... it’s incumbent on us to make the great achievements of the ancient people of Iraq known to everyone.”
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyGrant Frame, an Assyriology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is translating 2,600-year-old inscriptions from the neo-Assyrian Empire. In this one, the king talks about attacking nearby areas.British MuseumChilean-dictatorship exhibition comes to Torontohttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/25/chilean-dictatorship-exhibition-comes-to-toronto.html
13dfe9bc-bf5f-4251-a340-dafcb557e52bThu, 25 Jun 2015 20:07:41 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/06/25/chilean-dictatorship-exhibition-comes-to-toronto/museum-people.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>An exhibition with pieces from Chile's renowned Memory and Human Rights Museum is coming to Toronto.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterThe Museum of Memory and Human Rights of Chile's director, Ricardo Brodsky, and chief of collections and research, Maria Luisa Ortiz, look over copies of exhibits at an event in Toronto.Ethan LouToronto StarThe Swedish-made poster shows a scene at the Chile national stadium, turned into a prison camp by the military dictatorship.Jorge AcuñaMuseum of Memory and Human RightsThe poster is a one made by the French solidarity movement, part of many that sprang up around the world. It reads, “Chile, hosting refugees.”Victor Jara FoundationMuseum of Memory and Human RightsThe painting was made by the Chilean artist Gracia Barrios in 1989, toward the end of military rule. It reads, “For a dignified return."Gracia BarriosMuseum of Memory and Human RightsA woman with three young children is seen selling badges for the plebiscite of 1988 that removed Pinochet’s military dictatorship from power.Marcelo DaurosMuseum of Memory and Human RightsPinochet passed a 1978 amnesty law that effectively prevented prosecution of those involved in human rights abuses; prominent Chileans march against that law.
Marcelo DaurosMuseum of Memory and Human RightsA crowd gathers in 1990 at Chile’s national stadium — no longer a prison camp — to celebrate the end of the military dictatorship.Marcelo DaurosMuseum of Memory and Human RightsPople hold posters of their loved ones who disappeared under the junta; the words Donde Estan? — “Where are they?”Marcelo DaurosMuseum of Memory and Human RightsMinor victory for Swaziland king in royal-plane sagahttp://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/06/25/minor-victory-for-swaziland-king-in-royal-plane-saga.html
40d037f3-5771-4fe5-95d1-918e80ad3a0eThu, 25 Jun 2015 19:54:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2015/06/25/minor-victory-for-swaziland-king-in-royal-plane-saga/mswati-iii.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>A Toronto court has ruled in favour of Swaziland King Mswati III, whose plane was once impounded in Ontario.
Ethan Lou - Staff Reporter Shanmuga Rethenam, left, with lawyer Sean Zeitz, stand outside the Court of Appeal at Osgoode Hall on June 11, the day of the latest hearing in an ongoing case against the king of Swaziland.Cole BurstonToronto StarKing of Swaziland Mswati III has won a minor victory in an international debt dispute involving a royal plane that had undergone modifications in southwestern Ontario.FATI MOALUSIAFP/GETTY IMAGESOntario Catholic teachers move toward possible strikehttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/24/ontario-catholic-teachers-move-toward-possible-strike.html
d9124c7d-5589-4d24-878b-a6ab90eb3520Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:45:00 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/06/24/ontario-catholic-teachers-move-toward-possible-strike/liz-sandals.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>The union representing Ontario’s Catholic teachers has filed for conciliation, paving the way for a possible strike.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterEducation Minister Liz Sandals said in a statement the government knows current talks with teachers are hard given the “fiscal environment,” but it is still striving for a negotiated agreement.
Richard J. BrennanToronto StarHigh ebook prices ‘unsustainable,’ says city’s top librarianhttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/06/18/high-ebook-prices-unsustainable-says-citys-top-librarian.html
4e57e276-c4f7-4b01-90df-fe2d462e27ccThu, 18 Jun 2015 21:40:33 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2015/06/18/high-ebook-prices-unsustainable-says-citys-top-librarian/photos-ci-ebooks16.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Publishers charge libraries up to $135 for an ebook, five times as much as the public would pay.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterVickery Bowles, the top executive at Toronto Public Library, says publishers charge vastly different prices to libraries than average consumers, and the ebooks come also with many usage restrictions.Andrew Francis Wallacetoronto starGame of Thrones finale recap: Are they really dead?http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-finale-recap-are-they-really-dead.html
0c885627-db61-441a-b0ed-04b491181bfdMon, 15 Jun 2015 11:24:12 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/television/2015/06/15/game-of-thrones-finale-recap-are-they-really-dead/jaqen.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>Sunday’s season finale of Game of Thrones delivers a lot of death, but much of it off-screen.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterTom Wlaschiha as Jaqen, the mysterious "faceless" man who took in Arya Stark this season as an apprentice.Helen SloanHBOGame of Thrones recap: A harsh betrayal and Meryn Trant the swinehttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/06/08/game-of-thrones-recap-a-harsh-betrayal-and-meryn-trant-the-swine.html
ead64c28-78c2-4044-928d-7f3c57cd4d3cMon, 8 Jun 2015 00:27:25 EDT<img src="http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/television/2015/06/08/game-of-thrones-recap-a-harsh-betrayal-and-meryn-trant-the-swine/gotjpg.jpg.size.xxlarge.original.jpg"><br/>In the penultimate episode, the show’s writers seem hell-bent on portraying Meryn as someone we should hate on a Joffrey Baratheon level.
Ethan Lou - Staff ReporterDaenerys Targaryen oversees to-the-death fights with her entourage.Helen SloanTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS